Modi's visit and our expectations

On June 6, 2015 Indian PM Narendra Modi visited Bangladesh. We were hoping that many unsolved issues would be solved. But we were disappointed because the problems regarding Farakka Barrage, Tipaimukh Dam and water sharing of Teesta River weren't resolved. We do not know if they are ever going to be solved. 

Bangladesh is a small country with 16 crore people and it is besieged with so many problems; political unrest, natural calamities and all sorts of crimes. Now the great danger that is Rampal Power Plant is looming overhead. It is a joint venture of Bangladesh and India. Experts at a meeting wanted to know how the National Thermal Power Company (NTPC) of India could obtain the clearance for the Rampal project when the same Indian company was not allowed to build a coal based power plant on the Indian side of the world's largest mangrove forest. We fervently request the concerned authorities to look into the matter and save Bangladesh from destruction which is inevitable if the Rampal Power Plant is built.

Nur Jahan
Chittagong